Homesteading is thought to be one one of the best ways to prepare for any long-term disaster. Although bugging out is possible, having your own piece of land in a (semi) secluded place is ideal.
Read the articles below to learn how to homestead on a small piece of land because it takes time to become good at them. The sooner you start, the sooner you’ll be prepared.
Some of the things you’ll learn include:
Everyone understands the aggravation of having a fly loose in their home, but beyond annoyance flies can be a serious problem since they can spread disease. Anywhere you have nasty odors or filth accumulating you can count on flies showing up. That will always make a bad situation worse, and there are plenty of techniques …
Pretty much everyone will fall prey to mosquitoes at some point in their life. Absolutely persistent, nearly impossible to stop, and present pretty much everywhere around the world, these biting bloodsuckers aren’t just annoying; they can be really dangerous, transmitting terrible and even life-threatening diseases. As it turns out, some people assert that you don’t …
If you have any amount of property at all, even just a front and back yard in the middle of Suburbia, Anytown, USA chances are you’ll have a tree or two or even many on it. Trees don’t last forever, and when they die from disease, age, damage (or just aggravating homeowners with their copious …
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How we manage the waste and byproducts of our daily activities impacts our immediate environment and the sustainability of our practices. Luckily, if you live in a city center, a lot of this waste is managed by sewage systems and various filtration plants that clean and send the water right back through your taps. If …
Considered one of the most porous substances in existence, activated charcoal is used in a variety of applications all over the world. In the survival world, you’ll see activated charcoal used in applications like water filtration and first aid to draw toxins out of the body. It’s a handy substance to have in any survival …
You’ll need a well in order to be completely self-sufficient if you want to live in a place that is far from civilization. The process of digging a well is straightforward, but it’s not easy. Unfortunately, well excavation and installation is quite costly, with costs frequently exceeding $15,000 in the United States. Due to the …
How Much Does it Cost to Dig or Drill a Well by Myself? Read More »
Cooking oil might not be an item most folks keep at the top of their “must have” preps list, but perhaps it should be. We preppers love (with good reason) dual and especially multi-purpose items – and cooking oil has a plethora of uses. Any type of cooking oil can be used for survival and …
Becoming a livestock breeder could be one of the most lucrative and self-reliance boosting prepper side hustles that exist. The benefits of not only having ample livestock on your survival homestead and honing the skills required to properly tend to them is the primary reason we enlarged our barnyard five years ago. And perhaps the …
West Virginia is one of the most rural states in the Union – that alone makes this locale a haven for preppers. There are so many blissfully perfect places for a self-reliant family to set up a survival homestead or prepper retreat, it is pretty difficult to pick just one. The vast majority of the …
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Raccoons might be cute and cuddly, but they are troublesome, intelligent pests that are notorious for breaking into garbage cans, infiltrating attics, and generally making themselves a nuisance. Their uncanny intelligence and dexterous forepaws give them a major advantage when it comes to climbing and manipulating objects. This means that trapping them is easier said …
